Oscar Nominee Konstantin Bronzit’s 'Tied Up' Sets Worldwide Digital Release
Hawk Hill Pictures will launch the animated feature *Tied Up* worldwide on March 24, making it available on major digital platforms such as Prime Video, Google Play, and Apple TV. The film is written and directed by three‑time Oscar nominee Konstantin Bronzit, with co‑writer Dmitry Vysotsky, and follows a cast of discarded objects on a quest for purpose. By pairing humor with deeper themes of belonging, the movie aims to reach a broad, family‑friendly audience. The release underscores Hawk Hill’s strategy of leveraging global streaming services for independent animation.
Vizio Helps Walmart Cut A Bigger Slice Of The CTV Ad Pie
Walmart and Vizio announced that new Vizio smart‑TVs will require a Walmart account for activation, creating a unified login and identity framework across devices. The integration centralizes streaming data on Vizio’s OS, giving Walmart a foothold in the connected‑TV (CTV)...
PhotobookShop Pays Penalties for Influencer Reviews
PhotobookShop, an Australian online photobook retailer, has been hit with two ACCC infringement notices and a AUD 39,600 (≈US$26,000) penalty for misleading influencer reviews on Instagram. The regulator found the company instructed influencers on 107 occasions between August 2024 and September 2025 not...
How High of a Refresh Rate Does Your TV Really Need? An Expert's Buying Advice
Refresh rate is the most marketed TV spec after panel type, but higher numbers don’t automatically guarantee a better picture. A 60 Hz panel meets the needs of most streaming viewers and casual gamers, while 120 Hz delivers smoother motion for sports...
NCIS Turns 500: The Cast Picks Their Favorite Episodes To Film
NCIS reaches its 500th episode, celebrating 23 seasons on CBS. The cast and showrunner were asked to name the episodes they most enjoyed filming, revealing personal, emotional, and technical highlights. Selections range from early milestones like Sean Murray’s first shoot...
French Fantasy Series ‘Ewilan’s Quest’ Reaches 2.6M Views; Debuts English-Subtitled Episodes (EXCLUSIVE)
Andarta Pictures’ debut animated series *Ewilan’s Quest* premiered in February on France Télévisions, quickly reaching 2.6 million views in its first month and over 1 million streams across France.tv, Okoo and YouTube. The show generated more than 210,000 hours of watch time and attracted...
Magellan AI Launches Broadcast Radio Attribution Offering
Magellan AI has introduced a Broadcast Radio Attribution product that lets advertisers measure radio’s impact alongside digital channels in a single platform. The solution tracks key outcomes such as form fills, leads and purchases, and benchmarks radio performance against podcasts,...
ChatGPT’s Free Ride Is Over — Here’s the Bill
OpenAI announced it will roll out advertisements to free and low‑cost “Go” tier ChatGPT users in the United States. The move follows internal calculations showing each query costs roughly a third of a cent, amounting to about $3 billion in electricity...
Utah Scientific To Spotlight Hybrid SDI-IP Portfolio At 2026 NAB Show
Utah Scientific will showcase its hybrid SDI‑IP routing and signal‑management portfolio at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 18‑22. The exhibit will feature live demonstrations of its ST 2110‑based workflows, including the On‑Ramp 1RU gateway, Pass‑Through cards, NBOSS NMOS...
The Upside Of Audio Ads? Bigger ROI Through Repetition
Upside app advertisements topped iHeartMedia’s Media Monitors data for the week ending March 22, registering the highest number of radio play counts nationwide. The brand out‑performed heavyweight advertisers such as Progressive and Morgan & Morgan in spot frequency. The “Love Trapped” podcast also...
‘Mickey + Bluey’ Animated Short Debuts on Disney+
Disney+ has launched a new animated short titled “Mickey + Bluey,” pairing the iconic Mickey Mouse with the beloved Australian preschool series Bluey. The short, produced by Disney in partnership with Ludo Studio and BBC Studios, continues the Mickey+ series that previously...
What Does The Viral Afroman Trial Have to Do with Section 230?
A jury recently cleared rapper Afroman of defamation, confirming that his viral songs mocking a police raid were protected speech. The case underscores Section 230's role in shielding platforms like YouTube and TikTok from liability for user‑generated content. Without that...
Netflix Readies For Exclusive MLB Season-Opening Live-Stream Game on March 25
Netflix will live‑stream the 2026 MLB season opener on March 25, featuring the New York Yankees against the San Francisco Giants. The broadcast includes retired stars Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols and CC Sabathia as analysts, with MLB Network talent handling play‑by‑play...
'Marshals' Actor Mo Brings Plenty Breaks Down the Native Stories in the 'Yellowstone' Spin-Off
Marshals, the first network TV spin‑off of Yellowstone, premieres on CBS Sundays and streams on Paramount Plus. The series follows Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) as he joins the U.S. Marshals while confronting personal demons. Native talent Gil Birmingham, Mo Brings Plenty and Brecken Merrill anchor...
Final Audience Tickets Released for THE VOICE AUSTRALIA 2026 Finals
The Voice Australia 2026 is entering its final filming stage, with free audience tickets now available for the semi‑finals on March 26 and the grand final on April 2. The live shows will be recorded at Carriageworks in Eveleigh, Sydney, featuring returning...
Greece’s Vanishing Population Explored on FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Foreign Correspondent aired a segment highlighting Greece's accelerating demographic decline. The country, which welcomes over 30 million tourists annually, faces a projected 20 % population drop by 2050 as deaths outpace births and young people emigrate. Ghost towns are spreading, and the...
OpenAI Gets Serious About ChatGPT Ads, Hires Former Meta Exec
OpenAI has hired Dave Dugan, a former Meta executive who oversaw the company’s largest client and agency relationships, to lead its global ad solutions. Dugan’s mandate is to evolve ChatGPT’s experimental ad feature into a fully commercialized, revenue‑generating channel. The...
Apple Will Reportedly Start Stuffing Ads Into the Maps App
Apple is reportedly preparing to embed paid search ads within its Maps application, with a public announcement expected as early as this month and rollout on iPhones slated for the summer. The ad model would function similarly to existing placements...
Are Broadcasters About to Be Handed a Much-Needed Investment to Upgrade Their Distribution Infrastructure?
The FCC is considering repurposing the upper C‑band, currently used for broadcast distribution, in a move similar to the 2020 lower‑C‑band auction that generated roughly $81 billion. If reallocated, the agency could provide government funding to help broadcasters replace aging satellite...
Vertical’s ‘Dracula’ Again Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 22
Vertical Entertainment’s fantasy‑horror romance *Dracula* retained the #1 spot on Fandango at Home’s weekly revenue chart for the week ending March 22, after its premium digital launch on March 10. Lionsgate’s thriller *The Housemaid* vaulted to #2, while Universal’s sci‑fi comedy *Good...
SVG All-Stars: Alex McKeen, Senior Manager, Strategic Production Planning, TNT Sports
Alex McKeen, senior manager of strategic production planning at TNT Sports, orchestrates the technical frameworks that power Bleacher Report and House of Highlights live streams and large‑scale activations. He has championed remote‑production (REMI) workflows, enabling leaner onsite footprints and scalable...
Austin Radio Icon Jeff Ward Teams with Backyard Ventures to Connect Brands with Texas Fans
Backyard Ventures announced a partnership with The Jeff Ward Show, adding Austin radio legend Jeff Ward’s daily talk program to its creator roster. The collaboration will manage exclusive brand opportunities across the show’s audio and digital platforms, targeting the highly...
Vale: Paddy Conroy
Paddy Conroy, a former ABC Director of Television, died at age 84 after a 35‑year career with the public broadcaster. He rose from producing the children’s radio show The Argonauts Club in 1962 to head the ABC’s television division from...
IHeartMedia / Tik Tok Alliance Sought to Reinvent Album Releases
iHeartMedia and TikTok have launched a joint album‑release framework that merges live radio, social media, and fan‑generated content. The pilot, built around Bruno Mars' first solo album in a decade, streamed the nine tracks via iHeartRadio Talkback and TikTok Live before...
LG Makes Its Home Screen Premium Ad Real Estate at NewFronts
LG Ad Solutions and LG Electronics unveiled a suite of new advertising tools at the IAB NewFronts, featuring a seamless home‑screen experience that embeds full‑frame video directly into the TV interface. The company introduced programmatic home‑screen ad formats, live‑tune‑in previews,...
Judge Throws Out News Publishers' Monopoly Claims Against Google
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed an antitrust lawsuit filed by Helena World Chronicle and Emmerich Newsapers that alleged Google monopolizes the online news market. The court found the publishers’ claim of a 66% market share unreliable, noting the...
Virginia Presses To Reinstate Social Media Time Limits
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is urging the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a district‑court injunction that halted enforcement of a state law requiring social‑media platforms to verify users’ ages and limit minors under 16 to one hour...
Netflix Nabs Psychosexual TV Drama ‘The Decorator’ From Cody Behan & Stacey Sher
Netflix has secured the psychosexual drama series “The Decorator,” beating ten other bidders in a competitive auction. The show, based on Cody Behan’s short story, will be set in the cut‑throat world of luxury interior design in Los Angeles and is entering...
Harriet Walter, Anne Reid & Freddie Fox Join Sharon Horgan’s HBO Series ‘Youth’
Sharon Horgan’s new HBO comedy series Youth has added three seasoned British actors—Harriet Walter, Anne Reid and Freddie Fox—in recurring roles. The show follows a 50‑year‑old divorcee navigating sex, love, aging parents and an adult son. Horgan not only stars...
Don Lemon Is Ready to Stand up for Press Freedoms. Are the Rest of Us?
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon, now an independent journalist, used a First Amendment Week appearance at Loyola Marymount University to call for journalists to defend press freedoms after his recent arrest in Minnesota. He was detained while covering an anti‑ICE...
Audacy/Philadelphia Head David Yadgaroff To Retire
Audacy announced the retirement of David Yadgaroff, its senior vice‑president and market manager for Philadelphia, ending a 36‑year career in radio. Yadgaroff joined the company in 2015 after a long tenure at CBS Radio, where he oversaw KYW‑AM, WYSP‑FM and...
Help Me, I'm Actually Excited for Dutton Ranch
Paramount+ has unveiled the official trailer for *Dutton Ranch*, the long‑awaited Yellowstone spin‑off starring Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly as Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton. The nine‑episode series follows the couple as they relocate to Texas after selling the family...
Behind the Mic: NBC Sports Announces MLB Opening Day On Air Lineup, Featuring Orel Hershiser, Al Leiter and More.
NBC Sports unveiled its MLB Opening Day doubleheader analyst lineup for March 26, pairing former players Al Leiter, Neil Walker, Orel Hershiser and Luis Gonzalez with play‑by‑play veterans Matt Vasgersian and Jason Benetti. The games will air on NBC and the streaming service Peacock, with...
Harry Potter TV Series Set Videos Reveal Platform 9¾ & The Leaky Cauldron
New set videos released by HBO showcase a meticulously rebuilt Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross and the iconic Leaky Cauldron pub for its upcoming Harry Potter series. The footage, shared on X, highlights practical set work that aims to match the...
59 Years Ago Today: Bewitched Celebrated Its 100th Episode on ABC
On March 23, 1967, ABC aired the 100th episode of the sitcom *Bewitched*, titled “Charlie Harper, Winner.” The episode marked a peak in the series’ popularity, pulling 32.1 million viewers—a figure that dwarfs modern network averages. Over its eight‑season run, *Bewitched*...
Quebecor Content Licenses ‘Detective Surprenant’ to CANAL+ Poland
Quebecor Content announced that its original crime drama *Detective Surprenant: Murder on the Island* has been licensed to CANAL+ Poland. The six‑episode series will debut in spring 2026 on the Ale kino+ channel in its original French with Polish audio...
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Expelled From Paramount's Lineup
CBS Studios and Paramount+ announced that *Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* will end after its second season, which has already been filmed and is in post‑production. The series, set in the 32nd‑century timeline of *Star Trek: Discovery*, mixed teen‑drama storytelling with...
OpenAI Hires Former Meta Ad Lead
OpenAI has hired David Dugan, former Meta ads lead, as vice president and head of global ad solutions. The appointment underscores OpenAI’s ambition to monetize its large language models by expanding advertising within ChatGPT’s free and subscription tiers. Dugan’s move...
Roku Partners with Google on Identity, Measurement Capabilities for Advertisers
Roku announced it will serve as the launch partner for Google’s new Confidential Publisher Match solution, extending identity and measurement capabilities for advertisers on its platform. The integration allows advertisers using Google’s Display & Video 360 to securely match first‑party...
Christopher Martinez Upped To VP, Advanced Advertising At Hearst Television
Christopher Martinez has been promoted to the newly created Vice President of Advanced Advertising at Hearst Television. In his expanded role, he will oversee digital ad‑product development, platform integration, and the company’s ad‑tech stack while maintaining client relationships. Since joining...
Prairie Winds Broadcasting Upgrades With Nautel
Prairie Winds Broadcasting, a regional group serving the Dakotas and western Minnesota, has upgraded its portfolio to 16 Nautel transmitters, spanning FM NVLT, VX, VS, GV and AM NX, J1000 models, with two additional NVLT‑20 units on order. The migration...
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Nathan Fillion’s Stellar 8-Part ABC Series Gets Official Sneak Peek Ahead of Tonight's New Episode [Exclusive]
ABC’s long‑running procedural *The Rookie* aired a sneak‑peek of Season 8, Episode 12 tonight, featuring John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) navigating a joint FBI‑LAPD sting and personal drama. The episode, titled “Aftermath,” sees Lucy returning after an attack while a familiar face complicates the...
‘Hacks’ Drops Trailer for Final Season, Sets HBO Max Premiere Date
The Emmy‑winning comedy "Hacks" returns for its fifth and final season on HBO Max, debuting April 9 with weekly Thursday releases and a series‑ending episode on May 28. The trailer confirms Deborah Vance is alive after false death reports and shows her...
‘Hacks’ Season 5 Trailer: Deborah and Ava Get the Last Laugh in Final Season of Hit Comedy Series
HBO Max released the trailer for the fifth and final season of "Hacks," confirming a return to Las Vegas for veteran comic Deborah Vance and her protégé Ava. The ten‑episode arc picks up after a season‑ending fake death report, promising a...
Scott MacFarlane Joins MeidasTouch as Chief Washington Correspondent After CBS News Exit
Former CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has departed the network after five years and immediately joined progressive outlet MeidasTouch as its chief Washington correspondent and anchor. He announced he will launch a new program, “Scott MacFarlane Reports,” which will air across...
NFL Network to Continue Draft Broadcast Under ESPN
ESPN’s acquisition of NFL Network will not eliminate the channel’s own NFL Draft telecast. Instead, Disney plans to run four distinct draft presentations—on ESPN, NFL Network, ABC, and Pat McAfee’s streaming show—through the three‑day event. All on‑air talent will become ESPN/Disney...
A Faded Star In Suburban Chicago Gets a Classic Pop Rebirth
Connoisseur Media has rebranded WSSR‑FM 96.7 in suburban Chicago as “The 9‑6‑7: Chicagoland’s Classic Pop,” shifting from its previous adult contemporary mix to a classic pop format focused on 1990s‑early‑2000s hits. The new lineup targets listeners in their 40s to early...
Bay FC Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Victory+ as the Official Streaming Partner
Bay FC has signed a multi‑year deal with free streaming service Victory+ to become the club’s exclusive local streaming partner through the 2027 NWSL season. Victory+ will broadcast 16 Bay FC matches, including six games restricted to Bay Area viewers,...
SCOTUS Won't Hear Search Advertiser Appeal Against Google, Apple
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear California Crane School’s appeal accusing Google and Apple of a paid‑search antitrust conspiracy. Earlier rulings dismissed the case against Apple and sent Google‑related claims to arbitration, while upholding the arbitration clause in Google’s...
Chicago Sports Network, WCIU To Simulcast 10 White Sox Games
Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) and Weigel Broadcasting’s WCIU will simulcast ten Chicago White Sox games during the 2026 season, marking the second consecutive year of their partnership. The slate features four matchups against the Chicago Cubs and includes CHSN’s full...